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Season to Season, a farmer's story, is a television documentary that
• • most farmers can relate to. ••
Aired last Thursday evening, Season to Season, was. a year in 'the life of
an I lderton farmer. Though many of the viewers were probably related to
agriculture, the show was aimed to the urban residents. It was meant.to
enlighten everyone of the financial crisis many farmers are.faced with
toda,y.
• It's a story that's been told time and time again over the last sixor
'seven years. Good times, high prices in thelate 1970s were followed by
•financial ruin in the early 1980s. It' all started With high interest rates.
Interest rates.have come down, but dornmodity 'prices haven't changed
. ll that much. Farmers are still having a tough go of it. Even the 30 per
cent who are debt free are finding profit margins are getting slimmer
each year. •
Canadian farmers have complained to 'provincial and federal
• governments that subsidies by the European Economic Community and
the United States are causing' them to go bankrupt. Food is, being
imported into Canada at lower prices than 'Canadian farmers need to
break. even. It's a no-win sifuation.
As a result of the, subsidies, our governments are being forced to aid
farmers in the same manner. We don't call them subsidies, but OFFIRR
Plus and OFAP programs. But really, that's what they are, subsidies.
Farmers don't want subsidies and governments. don't want to give
them out. Nobody wants them, butwe don't have any choice. Our
farmers need assistance.ifthey are to continue their operations.
Jack Riddell, provincial agriculture minister, told agricultural society
members at their meeting last Friday, that farmers have to have an
optimistic outlook if they hope to survive. "It's not all doom and_gloom."
. Actually, farmers have been dooming and glooming for at least six
years. They'don't have to be told. what life is 'like on the family farm
today: Looking. to the future and hoping for better weather, prices, and
financing is what's keeping many of them going. They have to remain
• optimistic if they hope to survive.
Our farmers deserve much credit as they continue to struggle each
year to make ends meet. Farming is a good way of life, it's one that most
farmers wouldn't trade with anybody. But if things don't improve in the ,
next few years, they too will be asking themselves if sacrificing their
health and welfare is really worth it.
Riddell is right. Dwelling on the doom and gloom isn't going to help
anyone. But we have to ask, how much more can our farming community
take. —
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RegentlY; t made a typical roolde shopper
' mistake and went to the supermarket
. prime shoPping hours: While th- grocery FROM THIS ANGLE
shopping Was,utieventful 1 was treated• ' •
to several astounding re:. elations while
standing in the lengthy exprees checkout ,
line.
,
• First of all, contrary to popular belief,
• flying saucers, PFOsand alien spacecrafts in
general do exist in great numbers and Blake
frequent-visits-to-earth-AlsO, them are
• many famous people long believed dead, who
were actually merely in hiding or had been
kidnapped by some subversive agency, and
in reality continue to walk the eartE"Despite
what you might hear from the overweight
segment of the population, there •are any
number of diets which allow for the shedding
ofseveral hundred unwanted pounds within
the space of a few days.
I learned all of this without even turning
the pages •of the assortment of colorful
tabloids displayed near the checkout counter.
This much information was available to
anyone who took the time to read a few of the
brash • headlines ' on the covers of such
publications.
Had I known these fountains of misknow-
ledge existed in my youth, I might have
thought twice about going into the compara-
tively banal field of community news
reporting. I mean,' here we are wasting all
this time gathering facts and checking' for
accuracy, when we could have what appears
at first glance to be the greatest job in
journalism.
Imagine the freedom to sit at your
typewriter And fantasize about the news,
rather than taking the trouble to gather it. It
IN THE YEARSAGfir:!NtFArchihres
imomMoilitaisommo.
Man ships 2,700 cattle
FEBRUARY4. 1887
Mi. Thomas Covenlock, the Well known
cattle dealer of this taws has shipped from
Montreal this year2700 cattle and 881 theep,
_ • and from Portland 56 tattle. He altd stild
cattle and sheep in Btiffalti and Toronto,
tn Bittefield the ice east or the village has
• been in tondition fot the latt tew dot, and
those who, had skates made'goed use of their
• time and those who had none borrowed from
• thesewho had. •
Settion 248 of the School Act of 1885 states
• that a triittee cannot take contracts or reCeiVe
any remuneration for ServiteS. They maybe
iiaid for incidental expenses. i.e. home feed;
and keep,
Mr. Thomas Town of Seaforth won the
skating race at Beusselt.en W ednesclay night.
• The baking school haS been open here fet a
week and has been crowded every day by
ladies of the town and vicinity. •
Ftetteittlita. t9t2
Mr. H. alb hatgiiiftliii#crilii iiiterell of
,GOverilotk itt the hardware firm'
Mettityre and Co. and in future the
business will be conducted tinder the HMI
!tante Nicliityte and algo, Although
Edge is new to the retail business his wide
• eXpetieriee in the building and contracting
••' busitiosa gives hini an intimate knowledge of
! the needs Of peeple these pettiefiler line§ of
• the hardware business, '
• • •Seafettli wilt this year be represented in
the big -tutting. boriapiel at Winnipeg The
W ininpeg:iiefieptel FS the big eVent Of the year-
_lidg-elitirribersofnnksfromalniost ery
of Canada and the United States, gatlielat the
wssfethtietrdP01istO take part lit the mann, '
ganfe. The SeAforth iitik hp torriPoSed of
•Gentge Bthlthea Wilitam Bettitifie,
Mettotigall Mid W. Aritent,'skip.
The, reteitt thaws have taken the anew'
awl -rapidly mid tett the r�ads in 6, Very
Conditititt Monday was a Very shan't* day, .
WithatetrificWindblowing.TheltifleStatiglit
fireia Mr. H. Jacobi ousene elhurst
and although the iadieg Were ll alone tliey
had great preSerice of Mind and siteceeded 111
getting the blaze Under teitt0..
• • • PEttl1L/A1M;,.107
• The' lady Of 'the Seaforth *
Hathrentaii Club .ii6i 665tegte5' a "rithht,
enjoyable bridge in the club's quartets in the
TOM Hall int Tuesday evetung,
lite annual school dance held in S.S. No, 7
Turicertniith was largely attended, The dance
1:inisiewas provided by the. Itintmil aidieafra.,
Miss Greta Broadfont and Mit. ,1. 1trntoW,
Jack Mclean and Mis. B. Pticinet gave an
exhibition of tap dancing. Following refresh-
rrienta. Mrs. .taines McIntosh presentedMiss
Hernia Forrestwith a pair of candlesticks and
W. cAitiOtttpte§MiferiAlithi Ntcholsonwith
a pair of gloves, the occasion being the
telebtatien of the birthday of both which
ottatted the same day. .
Mothers Of the Seam -di Are drigadelteld
an enjoyable banquet in 'the Dick 1-11Mel en
Monday evening, the occasion being to mark
die retirertient trent the brigade Of NO veined
litettibert Mr. F.S. Sills and Mr. Thomas
JblfffttOfi. Vire chief E.J. BOx Waa tOathilmt-
et. Mt. Sillt, who hat had 34 yeatt of Settiee
arid Mr. &Mated who has been a iiieiriberfor
42-yeitSWre'Pre-sentedwithftiietritigs-aga
memento M their king yeaof service.
ntantiAny I a. i 962' - '
S'eaforth M16111611 Were called our several
tithes during the past week but dotage in
each tate was knell, aecordiiig• CO rift Chief
.1.F Scott. On Thursday a smouldering
chesterfield was Mirk:Wed fretnail aparbrient
en North Mairt.Street occupied by the Lovett
faintly. A tilaCkflath fnaiii a; boiler Sent tliatitt
into a OWE:kW bin at John Hothart.and Sea'
early, Thinsday Morning and set off the
Sprinkler Sy' Stein. VireMeri at:Oddity hy guard
against an fiirthet outhrealt The hi- 'add
was ed to Tu ersmt on e enm
When a thiiiiiiey at the retidelite of James,
Ng tailed fire, • _
• The- opening meeting of the Senate. of
Canada on Tuesday &attired as the first
business tributes to Sellater,H, delditig
and Senator A.D.Leger who passed away
dinitig.thipeitottparliainent was prorogued •
At theafilitial meeting Of, Nettlftide United,
Cluircl. discuStion Vas held �n the for
a new lilti' The Meeting named a
tentinitthe to.litVet agate theonithine �fn'
hrattatictIliaVi arid Meant Of fin anti itg�iie
COntifiltketheitinaitS,Bet J Cliff Maid;
arid Mit. JaitieS Stewart arid Sarnia
Seed, • •
by Patrick Raftis
I , •` , •,
• •
could' significantly shorten the ieportere
work,day.. If you caret reach someone in time
for your deadline - no problem - simply use •
Begone "
your_ingenuity_ta_coajor_u
• have said, given the opportunity. ght
To continue as they do, the 'tabloids must,
have a solid base of readers somewhefe. But
where are theyThow often have you seen one
of them on somebody's coffee table? Do you
know anyone w,ith a subscription? Their
readers seem to feel a need to conceal their
loyalty. •
Since most tabloid readers claim to pursue
these publications merely for laughs, it is
hard to tell what portion of the population is
really keeping these rags in business.
Therefore, I thought I would offer these
helpful hints for spotting the serious tabloid
reader.
•You know soineone is .a tabloid junkie
when: •
1. They remark to you that you should,
really break out the telescope after dinner
because Martian spacecraft were recently
spotted near Pasadena and are reportedly
heading this way. •
2. They ask you if you've heard that the
Chicago Bears' defence are gay?
3. They eat nothing but nails and crushed
glass for several days and claim they are on
the "Joan Collins Wonder Diet."
4. They claim explorers have discovered
the Fountain of Youth in some remote
country, but the information is being
suppressed by the makers of 'WrijkIe
5. They say to you in a lirAid voice, ravis
isn't really 'dead, you know?"
1 recently saw the publisher of a tabloid
wiehTha1l rearaiameless-except-to-sayit
is a," National" publication, with an "Enquir-
ing" nature) in a television interview. He
explained that his publication does not youth
for the accuracy of all their printed matter. .
They only promise that whatever is printed,
you can be sure that someone (possibly the
office boy) has said it.
. Several years ago, the Harvard Lampoon
gang attempted to pull one of their famous
magazine satires on a well-known tabloid.
While the idea worked well in the past with
such reputable magazines as Sports Btu-
- strated and People; the difference between
the satirical bogus tabloid and the real thing
was undiscernable. W,hile the far-fetched
stories in the Lampoon edition were indeed
ridiculous, they could easily have been pulled
from any issue of any number of real tabloids.
• That should tell you something.
No doubtsome people will continue to keep •
" these printers of nonsense in business by
purchasing their questionable wares. Hope- , •
fully though, more people will continue to
purchase tabloid journalism, than will buy it:
Financial plan simple -spend
Money, Money. Money!!! Everywhere
people talk about money, the lack of it, the
need for it, and now to make the most Of what
you have. Pinaneial, planning has caught
everyone's interest (literally). There are
degree courses in finance -nianagernent
.Well as extension courses for those who'd like
HERE'S THE BEEF
by Caralanne Doig
to trush up on bookkeeping and -accounting,
or learn more about statics, bonds, and
RILSPs. Newspapers are full Of ads about the
subject and there are television programs,
videos and tong of books about Money.
Money Matiagernetit teeing to begin early
in lif. YOurigaters may not be able to speak
dearly or teddle without falling yet they know
that teint or paper can mean candy et a toy
with a quick trade. Most soon learn that
money istil just handed mit, it imist be
earned before it can be spent. I remember
helping with the dishes every night after
supper and dUsting onSaturday mornings itt
order to earn my 35 Cents a week allowance.
The moneywas not only well earned but well
managed 1 needed 25 cents for skating on
Oiddy night and 10 cents for skating
sattiviay afternoons. Nothing left meant
nothing to Manage and the money was
Meting as it shotild. When skating Seaton,
was over decisions were tougher to make. vo
I'blow it all on Fliday night at Crich's on a
cherry coke and fries or do I save for three
. weeks and buy that little china horse in
Stedmansfor$1.00 plus 5 cents taX? l'm sure
the kids today are just as annoyed with retail
sale.s tax -as I Was when it was first introduced.
Eventually 1 came to the conclusion that 35
cents a -week was not enough, especially
when nail polish and make up just had to he
worn. The alloWance was not advancing with
the cost of living and there Was really no point
in going on strike. Babysitting was the
answer arid at 25 cents'an hotiraird 50 tents
an hour after midnight MOt to mention the
Stacks) it was a gold mine. Sometimes it
meant giving up Friday night skatirig-..a
tough derision but all a part of money
management
Per me there was neVel- ninth financial
planning pastthe end of the week. I it really
in just about the Sane boat today. Go to work,
get paid. pay the bilis. buy the necessities,
keep. that money moving, If there is any left
the main decision is do I spend it now or save
forit new outfit or a. varntion, a new touch or
tar? They say motley should be moving to
keep our economy going, Well you tortaitily
ean't blame me if the economy folds, my
money moves so darned fast I never see half
of 11 .,,
I've never stashed it under my pillow
like some people do, that hurts the economy
not to menden the prospect of a good night's
sleep, Stashing it is boring,. Stacks, bands
Ittisrie, investing in Small businesses even
betting on the horses is much more
'Attesting than stashing the cash, My
financial plan is simple, I spend most of it,
save some and es for long range risk
management I tend kJ Stick with Lotto Canada
and take my chances.
Finding truth in rumor
A couple of months ago.a chap Caine into
my tiffite, hardly able to tentaiii hit
eXtiterrient. •
"Did you hear the.neWt?" asked with a
tremor in his vette,
deingin•thehewnatheirig•business,
sometimes hard to admit that no, 1 don't
• aya heat about everything that's henPon-
Oneof our cops has been shot, he said.
• "Haven't you heard anything?'
Aa soon as he ti%rifiotiati cops, shooting,
aitcl ettit , ltried to think of anything that inay
liatie appeared out of the ordinary in toWii
the leSt 24 lienta, No, I hadn't heard anything
radio,adn,t
ontethaaesaotteythet, mtoh
in' out tefofitedz
in fitct. h
pritst
Not satitfted With my negative reation$e•,,t
me, &What, btitteeitafrecilteltin-rmira, s! -
Made one igfotie
' 13e0atitertiiia the iAtitIP.,§„Iraa
edr, ;,1
Mt of fitinnt and gesql-05. f it
totioaed bf eotoe 6,tesT: !ehtoutitid:dt tbtier
lilbeethliieliRt! din]; Mt171A:: 31645, °heti
'yd
detaining another person s names tirct,
That sW yt wav
ftiatterif thettiiiiet ig,attt imp
tranall'ydienlder it gets", and tif
that*, Me mine giti§§11,1Pleati7 /1P/"Yn °11,1t�f pp!i�ii,.
saidpS, aPree,
answered the phone AnYttii g 0 O ogO
SENSE AND, NONSENSE I •
by Ron Wassink
'xismisonsimiL
in town in the teat couple of dayel"
Afterhesitating for a Sitting, he replied iii
the riegatiVe. The lietitatieti told, mestititelliftig indeed filtitt have happened.
"HOWS Bob?." .o.4tott. thinking that
would spark a flood Of inferitiatien, On, the
death Of a tOtvii Ceifttable. When the ehiet
SaidHohWastitie, I replied,"86 the gun shot
wasn't fatal,"
Needless to say, the chief was flabbergasted
'by the news. soon mr�tmea me that a
polite offitet liedh't been shot, and Vetted his
apPtedetioittliat-firad-talle'cl first
No, Constable iitratit't dead, or neat
death *Mite Of a gunshot wolfed. lees, he
Was in' the haSpital he had a all bladder
attack and WO itt extreme path
Can. yeilbeheve it?' the neWS probably got
Started that a ritipbad' beers aiiiiiiittett to
hospital, Clutching his
thntninaefiiiit einitnd and..didn't step until
iinlIed the sonrce. •
The thitig that tioatottritid about fairiett is
the•daitiageI they roan 00-0, xn,
lineinee..elaint'falstiuies aritelinte.% that
dentate tg',altneat 'frieParable. 'And it's ell
because someone WhirtineSn't anYthing
06,40'. to do starts 4#0440Alas
"t.
fact -of life: 'let human netlike to thiff-Wag,'
The rumor Of the shooting hit home last
Week, in hitt' Week back in Safi:Mi. No
sooner had 1 started writ -kitten I heard the
PliqeSitOr was going out of btitirtett., This
time, 1 Witt like' the chief of pollee.. Is there
something going Oil that SOnieatie hasn't told
• Eitel LS there aitoiispiracy tifidettityl
NO, it's that human nature in us that
Stetted it Though n�body asked me if the
rumor Wet title, tell you anyway. The
Expositor isn't qoeing 1 evert 0.11,0c1.1 with
taticeriled We both agmed cheap talk had
EfOotile more than jiiit talk. •
}titre' What'Shappening itt the papet.
0Mitputers are Coining. tigiog this ttew
toohnotoottin 'moot; jooeoototi effietentynt
the -editorial, advertising and Ceitionsing
departiiientS. But the (timing Of rieW
0„111 bit tost.
Tne,E)gltititetat
nrieerinittintate in haying.
it dedicated Staff that '!"btitS hard to kditit&
• the nitwspaperdath week: Man emptoyeee
44e ivith ,trianY Oaft, • to the 'tieWSPOPer)
ThotighwelbalatirWard lo tiSing triinplitertfr
mote iii bat'fitiSi!ieSS,11'ib ret that toot.
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